tracks

Murder's Home
No More, My Lawsd
Old Alabama
Black Woman
Jumpin' Judy
Whoa Buck
Prettiest Train
Old Dollar Mamie
It Makes A Long Time Man Feel Bad
Rosie
Levee Camp Holler
What Makes A Work Song Leader?
Early In The Mornin'
How I Got In The Penitentiary
Tangle Eye Blues
Stackerlee
Prison Blues
Duckin' And Dodgin'
My Baby Got To Go
Penitentiary Blues
Lonesome Blues
They'll Miss Me When I'm Gone
Rock Me Mama

notes

Printed in USA

"Recorded live at the Mississippi and Louisiana State Penitentiaries by Alan Lomax"

Tracks 1-17 originally released on Various - Negro Prison Songs, 1958, recorded by Alan Lomax at State Penitentiary, Parchman, Mississippi
Uncredited on this edition, tracks 18-23 originally released on Various - Southern Prison Blues, 1965, recorded by Harry Oster at Louisiana State Penitentiary At Angola

Artists are not credited on this version but can be found on Various - Negro Prison Blues And Songs.

credits

Recorded By – Alan Lomax (tracks: 1 to 17)
Recorded By [Uncredited] – Harry Oster (tracks: 18 to 23)

companies

Phonographic Copyright (p) – Collectables Records Corp.
Copyright (c) – Collectables Records Corp.
Distributed By – Collectables
Recorded At – State Penitentiary, Parchman, Mississippi
Recorded At – Louisiana State Penitentiary At Angola
Made By – DCA (3)

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